Circulating dyeing-machine.



W. Wl SIBSON & T. ALLSOP.

CIIICUL-ATING DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28. |914.

Patented Aug.I 17, 1915.

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Thomas Msg/17 M/ WALTER W. sIBsoN ANn THoMAs ALLsor, or PHILADELrHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIeNoEs To THE PHILADELPHIA ERYING MACHINERY COMPANY, or PHILA- DELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPOR 'oIRoULA'rINe nYEING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.k

. Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

original applicati@ filed July 14, 1913, serial-No. 778,858. :Divided and this application filed November es, Y 1914; Serial 110.874,402.

hung and wherein the surface of the articlel engaged by small. y y Y A further objectof the invention is to provide a supporting barrof the above type which 4may' be readily detached from its holder so` as tofacilitate loading the same with skeinsjof yarn'or other .articles` similarly looped. g i

In the drawings, Figure I, is a longitudinal sectional .viewjthrough aV dyeing apparatus showing the-improved supporting bars therein. Fig. II, `isan `enlarged sectional the supportingbar is relatively view throughone of the supporting barsV showing in dottedlines an articlecarried thereby. Fig. III, is a plan `view of one of the bars. ,v Y.

The invention consists generally in forming a supporting bar from metal which is bent into V shape and mounted on a frame so that said V will be upright. |Ihe bar is provided with perforations to permit the dye liquor to circulate-throughthe bar;

Referring more in detail to the drawings, I, is areceptacle orvat which is preferably rectangular in horizontal section andhas side walls and end walls. This receptacle is divided by a partition 2, so as to provide a main dye chamber 3, and a circulating chamber 4. The partition 2, terminates short of the bottom of the receptacle so as to form a passage" for the-dye liquor underneath the same. The partition likewise terminates short of the top of the receptacle so as to form a passage above the top of the partition for the dye liquor. Located in the circulating chamber 4, is a propeller 5, which is driven by any suitable `mea-ns. Valves 6, and 7, control the direction of flow of the dye liquor.

thereto by swinging clamps 11, which are adapted to engage pins 12, carried by the side walls of the receptacle as clearly shown in dotted lines in Fig. I. The cover is also provided with spaced lifting eyes 15.

The supporting plate or holder..8, is bent downwardlyat its sides and ends as indicated at 14, and 15,- respectivelv. The supporting bars 16,` are carried by the side members 14, of theperforated plate 8. These v bars as clearly shown in the drawings are V-shaped in cross section. The two side members 17, and'18, ofjs'aid V-shaped bar meet at their lower edges so that the V is upright, The article indicated in dotted lines at A, Fig; II,'when hung on the sup-` porting bar will engage only the upper edges of the side members 17, and 18. Said bar is perforated asat 19. The dye liquor in circulating passes through the perforations 19, and will, therefore, freely engage the section of the article spanned between the upper edges of the said members 17, and 18. y By this construction lof the supporting bar/the articles are so held that only a very small lportion thereof is covered orengaged by 'saidfsupporting bar.

The supporting bars are detaohably carried by the supporting table, so that they may be readily removed therefrom to facilitate loading with skeins of yarn or the like. When the holder is lifted by the cover, the bars together with the supported articles which are to be dyed, are bodily lifted either into or out of the main dye chamber. The perforations in the plate 8, permit free circulation of the dye liquor therethrough.

While we have shown and described our supporting bar as V-shaped in cross section, it will be understood that the cross section Having thus described our invention, we

claim: f y

1. A circulating ldyeing apparatus including in combination a receptacle and means for supporting the articles to be dyed including a bar, so disposed that the edges only contact with the article supported thereon, said bar having perforations eX- tending therethrough between its side edges.

2. A circulating dyeing apparatus including in combination a receptacle and means for supporting the articles to. be dyed including V-shaped bars lso disposed that the edges only of the bars make contact withthe articles supported'thereon. l

A dyeing machine including in combination a receptacle having a -main dye chamber, means for causing a uniform flow Y of'dye liquor through said chamber, means for supporting articles to be dyed including alperforated ysupporting plate, a plurality of V-shaped bars carried by said supporting plate and arrangedl side by side, the side walls of said bars diverging outf wardly and upwardly, whereby the upper v edges ofv said side Walls servel as the sole supporting contact for fthe articles to beY dyed.

4. A rdyeing machine including in combination a receptacle havinga main dye chamber, means for, causing a uniformiiow of dye liquor through said chamber, means for supporting articles to be dyed includinga perforated supporting plate, a plurality of V-shaped bars carried by said supporting plate and arranged side by side, the side walls of said bars diverging outwardly and upwardly, whereby the upper edges of said side walls serve as the sole supporting conj'fact for the articles to be dyed, each of said 5. A dyeing apparatus including com- Y bination a receptacle having a main dyeing chamber, a cover therefor,\brackets dependy ingfrom said cover, a perforated plate carried by said brackets, said plate vhaving downwardly extendingjside and end Walls and supporting bars carriedV4 by the` side walls, said supporting bars being V-shaped in cross section, and arranged side by side with the saidwalls thereof `diverging outwardly and upwardly-whereby the article to be supported makes contact only with the Y outerV edgesof saidside walls, said bars being perforated to permit the dye liquor to pass therethrough. Y

6. A supporting bar for a dyeing appa-v ratus comprising a metal strip bent longitudinally between its side edges and means for supporting said bar with said side edges uppermost,'whereby the article to be supported' makes contact only with said side edges, said .bar being perforated at points between its side edges. Y Y i 7. ln a dyeing apparatus the combination dyed, said bars having perforations therein V7 5 A of a perforated plate having the sides thereto permitV the dyeiliquor to` circulate there-Y through.

0 In testimonyV whereof,A we have.` hereunto signed our names at Philadelphia, Penn-A WALTER w. siBsoN.

vfrnoinis A LLsoia Y Sylvania, `this twentyfifth day. of vNovem-v ber, 1914.

' Witnesses:

Jai/nis BELL,

L. FULLERTON. Y

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